ETS's Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions Tough Vocabolary

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cow ‘Logic monsters’ use ‘logic’ to bully and cow people into doing what they want.

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Flash cards covering some tough GRE words, their meaning, synonyms and usage in example sentences.

Transcript of ETS's Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions Tough Vocabolary

  • cowLogic monsters use logic to bully and cow people into doing what they want.

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  • cow (v.): cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation.Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully, scare, terrorize, frighten, unnerve, subdue, psych out, bulldoze

  • wooPolitical parties have roped in Bollywood stars only to woo the young.

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  • woo (v.): try to gain the love of (someone, typically a woman), especially with a view to marriage.Synonyms: entice, tempt, coax, persuade, sweet-talk

  • fecklessThere are feckless and irresponsible young fathers out there.

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  • feckless (adj.): lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.Synonyms: useless, worthless, incompetent, inept, good-for-nothing

  • scintillatingIts a bright day with scintillating sun.

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  • scintillating (adj.): sparkling or shining brightly.Synonyms: sparkling, shining, bright, brilliant

  • incendiaryOnly one incendiary bomb would set the whole place into fire.

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  • incendiary (adj.): (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.Synonyms: combustible, inflammatory

  • veraciousIt is disheartening for a veracious wife to listen to the lies of a prevaricating husband.

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  • veracious (adj.): speaking or representing the truth. Synonyms: right

  • impecuniousShe comes from an impecunious family. She barely has the money to make her living.

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  • impecunious (adj.): having little or no money.Synonyms: penniless, poor, impoverished

  • assiduousShe deserved the grant. She was assiduous in pointing out every feature in her proposal.

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  • assiduous (adj.): showing great care and perseverance. Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough

  • irksomeHis victory was so irksome to his opponents that they left without congratulating him.

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  • irksome (adj.): irritating; annoying.

  • pivotalThe managers decision to stop the project was pivotal to minimize our losses . Without it we would have lost all the fund.

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  • pivotal (adj.): of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.Synonyms: central, crucial, vital, critical

  • reconditeThe book is full of recondite terms. We consulted our professor to comprehend them.

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  • recondite (adj.): (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.Synonyms: obscure, difficult, complex, incomprehensible

  • efflorescenceIn the era of Renaissance, the whole country witnessed efflorescence in sciences, arts and commerce.

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  • efflorescence (n.): blossoming, flowering.

  • tepidThe performance wasnt very impressive. The applause it received was tepid.

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  • tepid (adj.): showing little enthusiasm.Synonyms: unenthusiastic, apathetic, muted

  • clangorousThe clangorous sounds the band made by their instruments proved that they were not clever musicians.

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  • clangorous (adj.): making a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds. Synonyms: ringing, chiming

  • feignHe feigned injury to win the sympathy of the judge, but she knew he was lying.

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  • feign (v.): pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).Synonyms: simulate, pretend, affect, assume

  • dissembleHe is an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble.

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  • dissemble (v.): conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs. Synonyms: dissimulate, pretend, feign

  • untappedUntil only a few years ago, Sudan's oil reserves represented no more than untapped potential.

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  • untapped (v.): (of a resource) not yet exploited or used.

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